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Friday, January 24, 2014

UND Hockey: Clarke Saunders to take Center Stage.

Coming into the weekend, there is some concern. UND lost
their starting goaltender Zane Gothberg to the dreaded lower lower-body injury and
will miss him for 2-to-3 weeks.

I know some of the fans are concerned about losing Gothberg,
but Clarke Saudners hasn’t been all that bad in his career against Denver. What
I am saying is don’t panic yet. Last season, Saunders played in 26-of-42 games
last season compiling a 13-9-4 record, had a 230 GAA and a .917 save percentage.

Obviously, Saunders numbers haven’t been that great this
season (2-2-0, 3.60 GAA and a .900 save percentage), but he’s not a bad
goaltender either. Saunders is a seasoned goaltender and the guys are behind
him and trust him.

For his career, against DU, Sanders has a (3-2-1, 2.83 GAA, .904 SV%),
with UND his record is 2-1-1. He was also 1-1 with Alabama Huntsville. When
Saunders gives up 3 or fewer goals, his record is 3-0-1.